ROBERT Louis Stevenson wrote: “Wine is bottled poetry.” It has been a common knowledge among medical scientists that elderly men are mostly at high risk to Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (OSCC) because of these elderly people's previous use of tobacco and excessive intake of alcohol. But as early as 2005, studies observed patients below age 40 as having OSCC. Seven researchers from four medical schools in Greece conducted a review of available studies on the subject, and found several factors common among OSCC patients. These are... [ Read more ] This article appears in Sun.Star Cebu on 9 March 2011.
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